burlesque Young Ali Rose leaves her home in the country and goes in search of fame and fortune to Los Angeles, where she finds a job as a maid at Tess’ vaudeville theater, the Burlesque Lounge, which is in serious financial trouble. Fascinated by the outrageous burlesque dances, Ali Rose decides she wants to become part of the show and make Jack the bartender fall in love with her. With the help of the inventive stage manager, the girl’s amazing voice takes center stage and changes the fortunes of the Burlesque Lounge. But Nikki, the prima ballerina, isn’t about to give up her leading role without putting up a fight. “Neo-burlesque is a contemporary take on the traditional burlesque that derived from vaudeville, with singing, dancing, comedy, and more tease than striptease. People think burlesque shows are rooted in some overtly sexual striptease with G-strings and pasties, but originally it was parody entertainment meant for the middle classes that was provocative, funny and always based in comedy. That’s not to say the movie isn’t really sexy!”
Biography
film director
Steve Antin
Steven Antin (Portland, OR, USA, 1958), actor, stunt man, screenwriter and director, was part of the cast of Goonies (1985) by Richard Donner and The Accused (1988) by Jonathan Kaplan. He got his start as a screenwriter in 1992 with the film Inside Monkey Zetterland by Jefery Levy, in which he also stars alongside Patricia Arquette. Between 1994 and 1998 he appeared in the TV series NYPD Blue and in 1999 he wrote the screenplay of Gloria by Sidney Lumet, a remake of the film by John Cassavetes. In 2000 he created, wrote and produced the TV seriesYoung Americans, and in 2006 he debuted as a film director with Glass House: The Good Mother.
FILMOGRAFIA
filmografia/filmography
Glass House: The Good Mother (Prigione di vetro 2, 2006), Burlesque (id., 2010).
Cast
& Credits
regia, sceneggiatura/director, screenplay
Steven Antin
fotografia/cinematography
Bojan Bazelli
montaggio/film editing
Virginia Katz
scenografia/production design
Jon Gary Steele
costumi/costume design
Michael Kaplan
musica/music
Christophe Beck
interpreti e personaggi/cast and characters
Christina Aguilera (Ali Rose), Cher (Tess), Kristen Bell (Nikki), Cam Gigandet (Jack),
Stanley Tucci (Sean), Alan Cumming (Alexis), Eric Dane (Marcus Gerber), Peter Gallagher
(Vince Scali)
produttore/producer
Donald De Line
produzione/production
De Line Pictures
distribuzione/distribution
Sony Pictures Releasing Italia
vendita all’estero/world sales
Sony Pictures International